Mail-conveyer.



No. 737,320. I PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903...

' B. BBGHTEL.

MAIL GONVEYER.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAR. 19. 1903.

U0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ELI BEGHTEL, OF HUNTINGTON, INDIANA.

MAlL-CONVEYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,320, dated August25, 1903.

Application filed March 19, 1903. Serial No. 1L8,633-, (No model.)

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELI BEGHTEL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Huntingtomin the county of Huntington and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMail-Conveyors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to conveyers; and it is designed for useparticularly in rural dis- .tricts forconveying mail from the postalroad to a house, and vice versa.

The objects of the invention are, first, to produce a novel receptaclefor mail or other matter to be carried; second, to provide novel meansfor supporting and propelling the receptacle; third, to provide novelmeans for retaining the supporting and propelling means in certainrelation throughout the length of the conveyer.

Finally, an object of the invention is to produce a conveyor of thecharacter noted which will possess advantages in points of simplicity,efficiency, and durability, proving at the same time rapid in action andcomparatively inexpensive of manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail references will be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of the specification, Wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a view in elevation, illustrating a conveyerembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view illustrating a bracketand the wire supported thereby. Fig. 3 is a sectional view in the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, A indicates a series of posts terminating at theside'or near a road traversed by a rural mail-carrier and near or at ahouse where mail is to be delivered.

'with spindles C, on which' wheels D are mounted, said wheels havingperipheral grooves E, in which a cable F travels as the wheels arerotated. One or both wheels may have a hub G, provided with teeth H, andgear-wheel I, mounted on a stud J, meshes with the teeth H, and as thegear-wheel is The end posts have suitable brackets B,

their end.

The intermediate posts have brackets a, with'upturned ends b, said endsbeing recessed to form seats 0 for the supporting-wire d, whichextendsfrom one end post to the other.

Metallic strips e, preferably of copper, are

riveted to the brackets and are bent down over the ends to retain thewire in the seat. The strips are bent under the brackets and are securedby wire f, wrapped around the brackets. I

A receptacle 1 has a hanger 2'secured to its top, said hanger having agrooved Wheel to travel on the supporting-wire dfrom one end post to theother and return. The receptacle has one end beveled and provided with'adoor 3, which opens inwardly. The door is hinged at the top, and itsbottom has a weight 4, whereby said door is retained closed by gravity.Mail may be inserted by pushing against the door, passing the mailwithin, and permitting the door to automatically close. Owing to thebeveled end and door the interior of the receptacle is protected againstthe entrance of water and the mail may be inserted with one hand.

The cable F is guided by arms 5, which have recesses 6, in which thecable travels. These recesses may have antifrictionrollers 7 tofacilitate the movement of the cable in the guides.

After the mail has been deposited at either end of the line thereceptacle may be propelled along supporting-wire through medium of thegear-wheels, asheretofore described.

The operation,it is thought,will be understood from the foregoingdescription, and it is noted that changes in the proportions and detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the scope ofthe invention.

Having fully described the invention, what IOO tating the wheels, atsupporting-wire, a receptacle having a beveled end, a weight-door forthe beveled end, a. hanger for the receptacle and the wheel journaled inthe hanger adapted to run on the supporting-wire, as and for the purposedescribed.

2. In a conveyer, a series of posts, wheels mounted on studs secured tothe posts, a cable operating over the wheels, means for rotating thewheels, a receptacle having a beveled end, a door for the beveled end, aweight for automatically closing the door, brackets secured to theposts, said brackets having upturned ends with recess forming seats,supporting-wire resting in the seats, metallic strips riveted to theends of the bracket and turned over the supporting-wire, and bindingwirefor securing the strips to the bracket as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 27th day of February, 1903.

ELI BEGI-ITEL.

Witnesses:

CLARA FREIENSTEIN, ELMORE BURKET.

